* Advisory ID: DRUPAL-SA-CONTRIB-2012-013 * Project: Search Autocomplete [1] (third-party module) * Version: 7.x * Date: 2012-January-25 * Security risk: Critical [2] * Exploitable from: Remote * Vulnerability: SQL Injection
-------- DESCRIPTION ---------------------------------------------------------
The Search Autocomplete module allows you to add autocomplete functionality to the search fields of a Drupal site.
Search Autocomplete does not properly use Drupal's database API, making it possible for a malicious user to carryout SQL injection on the site. This vulnerability is mitigated by the fact that users must have a role with permission "use search_autocomplete" to exploit.
-------- VERSIONS AFFECTED ---------------------------------------------------
* Search Autocomplete versions prior to 7.x-2.1.
Drupal core is not affected. If you do not use the contributed Search Autocomplete [3] module, there is nothing you need to do.
-------- SOLUTION ------------------------------------------------------------
Install the latest version:
* If you use the Search Autocomplete module for Drupal 7.x, upgrade to Search Autocomplete 7.x-2.1 [4]
See the Search Autocomplete [5] project page for more information.
-------- REPORTED BY ---------------------------------------------------------
* Miguel Hermo (serans) [6]
-------- FIXED BY ------------------------------------------------------------
* Dominique Clause (Miroslav Talenberg) [7] the module maintainer * Miguel Hermo (serans) [8]
-------- COORDINATED BY ------------------------------------------------------
* Ben Jeavons [9] of the Drupal Security Team
-------- CONTACT AND MORE INFORMATION ----------------------------------------
The Drupal security team can be reached at security at drupal.org or via the contact form at http://drupal.org/contact [10].
Learn more about the Drupal Security team and their policies [11], writing secure code for Drupal [12], and securing your site [13].
[1] http://drupal.org/project/search_autocomplete [2] http://drupal.org/security-team/risk-levels [3] http://drupal.org/project/search_autocomplete [4] http://drupal.org/node/1410674 [5] http://drupal.org/project/search_autocomplete [6] http://drupal.org/user/1593256 [7] http://drupal.org/user/801982 [8] http://drupal.org/user/1593256 [9] http://drupal.org/user/91990 [10] http://drupal.org/contact [11] http://drupal.org/security-team [12] http://drupal.org/writing-secure-code [13] http://drupal.org/security/secure-configuration